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Gump's By Mail is recalling approximately 1,960 three-wick candles due to a fire hazard. The candles, which are contained in blue and white porcelain Oriental-style bowls measuring 5.25 inches wide and 3 inches high, can generate high flames when the melted wax ignites during burning. The bowls have gold stickers labeled "Andrea by Sadek...Made in Japan" and white stickers labeled "Charles Sadek Import Co." on the bottom. Gump's By Mail sold these candles through its catalog nationwide from May 1996 through October 1997 for approximately $25. The company has received 14 reports of high flames, resulting in 12 reports of minor property damage, though no injuries have been reported.
Consumers who own these candles should stop using them immediately. According to the recall notice, affected consumers should return the candle in its porcelain bowl to Gump's By Mail, Inc. at the Postage Due Unit, U.S. Postal Service, McSherrystown, PA 17344-9998, to receive a refund or credit of the purchase price. For additional information, consumers can contact Gump's By Mail at (800) 338-2670 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.
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Three-Wick Candles Recalled by Gump's By Mail NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 1997 Release # 98-044 Company Phone Number: (800) 338-2670 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066 CPSC, Gump's By Mail Announce Recall of Three-Wick Candles WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Gump's By Mail Inc., of Weehawken, N.J., is recalling about 1,960 three-wick candles. The wax candle can generate high flames that present a fire hazard. Gump's By Mail has received 14 reports of high flames when the melted wax ignited as the candle burned, resulting in 12 reports of minor property damage. No injuries have been reported. The three-wick candle is contained in a porcelain blue and white Oriental-style bowl, measuring 5.25 inches wide and 3 inches high. A gold sticker on the bottom of the bowl is labeled, "Andrea by Sadek...Made in Japan." A white sticker on the bottom of the bowl is labeled in part, "Charles Sadek Import Co." The candle was packaged in a brown cardboard box labeled in part, "Gump's...Style: 91637." Gump's By Mail catalog sold the candle to consumers nationwide from May 1996 through October 1997 for about $25. Gump's is not the manufacturer of the candle. Consumers should stop using the candle immediately and return it to Gump's By Mail, Inc. at the Postage Due Unit, U.S. Postal Service, McSherrystown, PA 17344-9998, to receive a refund or credit of the purchase price. The candle should be returned in the porcelain bowl. For more information, consumers should call Gump's By Mail at (800) 338-2670 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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